THE HERPETOLOGY OF HISPANIOLA 291 



Dimensions: Head and body, 90 mm.; tail, 224 mm.; head to pos- 

 terior ear, 26 mm.; foreleg, 35 mm.; hindleg, 71 mm.; axilla to groin, 

 43 mm. 



Color (in alcohol): Ground color of head and body dull indigo, 

 with six longitudinal light lines running from neck to lumbar region, 

 the two lower light lines on each side bordering a wide, dark, lateral 

 stripe entirely uninvaded by spots; the two dorsal light lines less 

 distinct and narrower, enclosing at their origin on the nuchal region 

 traces of another (median dorsal) light line, which fades out between 

 the shoulders; under parts pearl gray, the tail darker, the ventral 

 scales with indigo mottling on their anterior portion, the throat light 

 with a very slight darkening througn the mesoptychium ; lower part 

 of sides with a slight suggestion of spotting; some large white spots 

 on the loreal, labials and lower parts of jaw to the shoulder. 



Variations. — In the specimens I have examined, the number of 

 longitudinal ventrals ranges between 37 and 40; of femoral pores 

 between 19 and 23; of preanal plates, between 6 and 10; of tail scales 

 at the fifteenth verticil, between 42 and 48; of lamellae under the 

 fourth toe, between 44 and 49; and of dorsal granules, between 59 

 and 79. Here, as in chrysolaema chrysolaema, the number of transverse 

 ventral scales is 12, sometimes with an additional very small outer 

 series. All these characters come within the limits of the range of 

 chrysolaema chrysolaema, and it is not possible to try to differentiate 

 the subspecies on these features. 



The greatly reduced brachials that characterize ajjinis do not appear 

 to be enlarged in this species to the same extent as in typical chry- 

 solaema. The broad dark lateral stripe is usually immaculate, though 

 sometimes invaded by scattered white dots. It is decidedly different 

 from the heavily spotted appearance of a typical chrysolaema, where 

 the lateral bands, when present, have a row of large dots along the 

 center and where the upper and lower light borders are likewise set 

 with white dots. The median occipital plate is sometimes larger 

 than, sometimes equal to, the plates bordering it laterally — it is 

 never smaller than these plates, as is usually the case in chrysolaema 

 chrysolaema. Postbrachials are usually absent, but when present 

 they are very small. 



Relationships. — I have already reviewed the relationships of 

 chrysolaema affinis under the discussion of typical chrysolaema. I 

 may add, however, that apparently chrysolaema chrysolaema is more 

 clearly allied to the Cuban and Puerto Rican species than is affinis, 

 since the Cuban and Puerto Rican lizards have well-developed 

 brachials and a small median occipital, unlike affinis. 



Specimens examined. — As listed in table 53. 



